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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | Netanyahu 'will be peace partner' Israel's next Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, insists his government will work for peace with the Palestinians. |
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| Czech PM attacks Obama spending The Czech prime minister, who currently holds the EU presidency, condemns US economic recovery plans as "a way to hell". | |
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| China says Tibet video is 'a lie' China says video which allegedly shows Chinese security personnel beating Tibetans after last year's unrest is not accurate. | |
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| Floods cause havoc in US Midwest President Obama declares North Dakota a federal disaster area as flood waters rise across the state. | |
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| Euro MPs in move to block Le Pen Moves are afoot to prevent the veteran French far-right leader, Jean-Marie Le Pen, from chairing a European Parliament session. | |
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| AFRICA | |
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 | Sudan's leader arrives in Egypt Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrives in Egypt on his second trip abroad since the war crimes warrant against him. |
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| Ousted Madagascar leader defiant Deposed Madagascan President Marc Ravalomanana tells supporters to unite against the "coup". | |
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| Mauritania sanctions 'to remain' The African Union says sanctions on Mauritania will remain, despite suggestions from chairman Muammar Gaddafi that they would be dropped. | |
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| AMERICAS | |
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 | Floods cause havoc in US Midwest President Obama declares North Dakota a federal disaster area as flood waters rise across the state. |
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| Mexico arrests 'top trafficker' Mexican soldiers arrest a man included on a list of the country's 37 most-wanted drug gang members. | |
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| Czech PM attacks Obama spending The Czech prime minister, who currently holds the EU presidency, condemns US economic recovery plans as "a way to hell". | |
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| ASIA-PACIFIC | |
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 | China says Tibet video is 'a lie' China says video which allegedly shows Chinese security personnel beating Tibetans after last year's unrest is not accurate. |
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| Japan's February exports halved Japan's exports see a record plunge in February, falling by nearly half compared with a year earlier, the finance ministry says. | |
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| New Zealand company hires hacker A top New Zealand telecommunications company hires a teenager who admitted to taking part in an international cyber-crime network. | |
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| EUROPE | |
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 | Czech PM attacks Obama spending The Czech prime minister, who currently holds the EU presidency, condemns US economic recovery plans as "a way to hell". |
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| Romania gets IMF emergency loan The International Monetary Fund and other lenders agree to provide Romania a rescue package worth 20bn euros. | |
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| Poland reverses to spare wetland Poland has chosen a new route for a planned motorway to save a pristine wetland, the environment minister says. | |
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| MIDDLE EAST | |
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| Netanyahu 'will be peace partner' Israel's next Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, insists his government will work for peace with the Palestinians. |
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| Sudan's leader arrives in Egypt Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrives in Egypt on his second trip abroad since the war crimes warrant against him. | |
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| Clash in tense Israeli-Arab town Israeli-Arabs clash with police as Jewish Israeli right-wingers march in the Arab town of Umm al-Fahm. | |
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| SOUTH ASIA | |
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 | UK 'concern' over Bangladesh arms The UK's Charity Commission is "seriously concerned" over alleged UK links to an arms haul in Bangladesh. |
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| Seven die in Afghanistan attack Seven people die after a roadside bomb explodes near a van carrying civilians in eastern Afghanistan, officials say. | |
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| Kashmir battle 'leaves 25 dead' The Indian army says 17 militants and eight soldiers are killed in a five-day fire fight in Indian-administered Kashmir. | |
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| UK NEWS | |
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 | Brown denies split over economy Gordon Brown plays down suggestions of a rift between Europe and America on how to boost the global economy. |
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| Iraq inquiry set up 'after July' David Miliband tells MPs an Iraq war inquiry will be held as "soon as practically possible" after most UK troops leave in July. | |
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| Missing chef 'has come to harm' Detectives investigating the disappearance of a university chef in York say they believe she has "come to some harm". | |
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| UK POLITICS | |
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| Brown denies split over economy Gordon Brown plays down suggestions of a rift between Europe and America on how to boost the global economy. |
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| Iraq inquiry set up 'after July' David Miliband tells MPs an Iraq war inquiry will be held as "soon as practically possible" after most UK troops leave in July. | |
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| Social network sites 'monitored' Social networking sites like Facebook could be monitored by the government under anti-terror plans. | |
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| UK EDUCATION | |
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 | Pupils 'should study Twitter' Primary school pupils in England should learn to blog and use internet sites like Twitter and Wikipedia, spending less time studying history, it is claimed. |
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| School lunch rules 'too strict' Nutritional standards for secondary school meals to be introduced in September are "unworkable", caterers warn. | |
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| Dead girl given truancy warning Parents of a girl who died suddenly receive a school letter demanding she improve her attendance. | |
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| ENGLAND | |
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 | Missing chef 'has come to harm' Detectives investigating the disappearance of a university chef in York say they believe she has "come to some harm". |
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| Family's fear over killed Briton The family of a British man who was murdered and thrown off his yacht near Thailand fear his body will never be found. | |
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| Dead girl given truancy warning Parents of a girl who died suddenly receive a school letter demanding she improve her attendance. | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | Station re-arrest on Army murders A prominent NI republican is re-arrested by police in connection with the murder of two soldiers in County Antrim. |
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| Man in court over Devlin murder A 25-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Thomas Devlin in north Belfast in August 2005. | |
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| New stadium planned for Sydenham A Belfast-based business consortium is proposing to build a new stadium for football and rugby in the Sydenham area of East Belfast. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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 | Sir Fred Goodwin's home attacked The Edinburgh home of former Royal Bank of Scotland boss Sir Fred Goodwin is attacked by vandals. |
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| Moira accused 'threatened woman' The Moira Jones murder trial hears the accused threatened to kill his flatmate on the night the businesswoman was murdered. | |
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| Man who clubbed seal pups jailed A fisherman who clubbed 21 grey seal pups to death on a remote Shetland island is jailed for 80 days. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Woman 'murdered waiting for lift' A pensioner, who died after being stabbed in the street, had been waiting for a lift to play skittles. |
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| Musician's complaint over arrest A 63-year-old musician who was wrongly arrested by armed officers says he is still waiting for an apology from police. | |
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| Fears over pylons in beauty spots Areas of beauty could be spoilt if plans to build pylons over 170 miles of the countryside go ahead, say campaigners. | |
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| BUSINESS | |
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 | Japan's February exports halved Japan's exports see a record plunge in February, falling by nearly half compared with a year earlier, the finance ministry says. |
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| Romania gets IMF emergency loan The International Monetary Fund and other lenders agree to provide Romania a rescue package worth 20bn euros. | |
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| Czech PM attacks Obama spending The Czech prime minister, who currently holds the EU presidency, condemns US economic recovery plans as "a way to hell". | |
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| ENTERTAINMENT | |
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 | Spandau reform for a world tour Eighties pop group Spandau Ballet announce a world tour beginning in Dublin in October. |
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| Spector actress 'killed herself' The defence in the Phil Spector murder retrial tells the jury that the forensic evidence proves he is not a killer. | |
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| Comic Williams's heart op success Comedian Robin Williams is expected to make a full recovery after a three hour operation to replace a valve in his heart | |
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| SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT | |
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 | Briny pools 'may exist on Mars' Pools of salty water might be able to exist just below the surface of Mars, planetary scientists tell a major US conference. |
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| Arctic trek team pushes forward The UK team trying to measure Arctic sea-ice thickness on a trek to the North Pole says the weather is turning in its favour. | |
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| UK ships super-telescope's 'ears' A European-built receiver is to begin its journey to form part of what will become the world's largest radio telescope. | |
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| TECHNOLOGY | |
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 | Streaming games service launched A new company plans to overturn the way the world plays games and re-write the way the industry makes money. |
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| Last.fm to charge for streaming Online music streaming site Last.FM is to start charging for access outside the UK, US and Germany. | |
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| A 3D web moves closer to reality The developer of the popular Firefox browser joins forces with a graphics consortium to create a standard for a 3D web. | |
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| HEALTH | |
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 | Porton Down 'not death sentence' War veterans of Porton Down face no greater risk of dying of cancer but health concerns remain, experts say. |
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| Tinnitus cure 'is a step closer' Scientists say they are a step closer to curing tinnitus after they find what causes ringing in the ears. | |
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| No risk from eating during labour It is safe for most healthy women to eat a light diet during labour, contradicting previous thinking. | |
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| 1975: Saudi's King Faisal assassinated King Faisal of Saudi Arabia has died after a gun attack despite the efforts of doctors to keep him alive. | |||
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| 1975: National Front rallies against Europe Members of an extreme right-wing UK party, flanked by 2,000 police officers, march through north London protesting against integration with Europe. | |||
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| 1980: Britain will go to Moscow Olympics The British Olympic Association votes by a large majority to defy government requests and send athletes to the Olympic Games in Moscow. | |||
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| TOP STORIES | |
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 | F1 rivals fear new boys Brawn GP Rivals say Brawn could dominate the season's opening race but they may face a protest over their car's design. |
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| IPL team boss wanted England move Vijay Mallya, the owner of Indian Premier League team Royal Challengers Bangalore, would prefer the tournament to be hosted in England rather than South Africa. | |
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| Hughes quashes Robinho rift talk Manchester City manager Mark Hughes plays down reports of a rift between himself and Robinho. | |
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| Burley opts for McGregor in goal Scotland manager George Burley chooses Allan McGregor ahead of regular goalkeeper Craig Gordon for the match against the Netherlands. | |
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| Gerrard downplays Zidane praise Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says he is not the best player in the world despite Zinedine Zidane's claims to the contrary. | |
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| FOOTBALL | |
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 | Burley opts for McGregor in goal Scotland manager George Burley chooses Allan McGregor ahead of regular goalkeeper Craig Gordon for the match against the Netherlands. |
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| Hughes quashes Robinho rift talk Manchester City manager Mark Hughes plays down reports of a rift between himself and Robinho. | |
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| Gerrard downplays Zidane praise Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says he is not the best player in the world despite Zinedine Zidane's claims to the contrary. | |
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| ARSENAL | |
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 | Injured Adebayor in Togo's squad Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor has been called up to the Togo squad for this weekend's World Cup qualifier against Cameroon, despite being injured. |
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| ASTON VILLA | |
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 | Duo pull out of England U21 squad Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross and Wolves striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake pull out of England's Under-21 squad for the matches with Norway and France due to injury. |
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| BLACKBURN | |
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 | McCarthy withdraws from SA squad Benni McCarthy's future with South Africa is in question after the Blackburn Rovers striker withdrew from the country's squad, despite being passed fit. |
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| BOLTON | |
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 | West Brom 1-1 Bolton Danny Shittu's late own goal cancels out Matt Taylor's opener as West Brom snatch a point. |
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| CHELSEA | |
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 | Anelka faces spell on sidelines Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka may be out for three weeks because of a toe injury, according to the French Football Federation. |
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| EVERTON | |
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 | England call an honour - Baines Everton left-back Leighton Baines wants to seize the opportunity of his surprise England call-up to impress coach Fabio Capello. |
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| FULHAM | |
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 | Fulham 2-0 Man Utd Paul Scholes and Wayne Rooney are sent off as Manchester United's title hopes take another blow with a shock defeat at Fulham. |
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| HULL | |
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 | Gardner will miss rest of season Hull City defender Anthony Gardner will miss the remainder of the season with a back injury. |
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| LIVERPOOL | |
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 | Gerrard downplays Zidane praise Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard says he is not the best player in the world despite Zinedine Zidane's claims to the contrary. |
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| MANCHESTER CITY | |
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 | Hughes quashes Robinho rift talk Manchester City manager Mark Hughes plays down reports of a rift between himself and Robinho. |
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| MANCHESTER UNITED | |
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 | Ferdinand backs Vidic for award Rio Ferdinand backs fellow Manchester United centre-back Nemanja Vidic for this season's PFA Player of the Year award. |
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| MIDDLESBROUGH | |
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 | Southgate receives Boro backing Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson insists sacking manger Gareth Southgate will not solve the club's current plight as they bid to avoid relegation. |
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| NEWCASTLE | |
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 | Newcastle 1-3 Arsenal Nicklas Bendtner, Abou Diaby and Samir Nasri secured victory for Arsenal to leave Newcastle in the relegation zone. |
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| PORTSMOUTH | |
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| Duo pull out of England U21 squad Stoke defender Ryan Shawcross and Wolves striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake pull out of England's Under-21 squad for the matches with Norway and France due to injury. |
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| STOKE | |
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 | Mental toughness helped me - Diao Stoke midfielder Salif Diao says making 100 starts for English clubs is down to to his mental strength. |
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| SUNDERLAND | |
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 | FA rescinds McCartney dismissal Sunderland win an appeal against George McCartney's red card shown during Saturday's defeat at Manchester City. |
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| TOTTENHAM | |
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 | King leaves England training camp Defender Ledley King returns to Tottenham to continue his rehabilitation from injury and will play no further part in England's training camp for the matches against Slovakia and Ukraine. |
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| WEST BROM | |
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 | Koren backs team-mates to rally West Bromwich Albion midfielder Robert Koren says his team-mates should be able to cope with the pressure of their Premier League survival battle. |
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| WEST HAM UNITED | |
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 | Blackburn 1-1 West Ham A Keith Andrew's goal earns Blackburn a deserved share of the spoils against a resolute West Ham after Mark Noble had given the visitors the lead. |
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| WIGAN | |
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 | Wigan's JJB Stadium to be renamed The JJB Stadium, the home of Wigan Athletic, is to be renamed the DW Stadium from 1 August. |
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| BARNSLEY | |
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 | Barnsley in ticket price promise Barnsley confirm that they will not be raising season ticket prices for the 2009/10 campaign in an attempt to attract more fans to Oakwell. |
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| BIRMINGHAM | |
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 | Queudrue targets Blues title win Birmingham defender Franck Queudrue believes they can still pip Wolves to the Championship title. |
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| BLACKPOOL | |
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 | Blackpool 1-1 Southampton David McGoldrick's superb second-half strike earns struggling Southampton a draw at Blackpool. |
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| BRISTOL CITY | |
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 | Ribeiro targets Wales U21 return Bristol City defender Christian Ribeiro says he is hopeful of playing in Wales Under-21s Euro 2011 qualifying campaign. |
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| BURNLEY | |
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| Plymouth 1-2 Burnley Robbie Blake's late strike hands Burnley victory at Plymouth and ensures that they stayed in the Championship play-off places. |
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| CARDIFF | |
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 | McCormack dismissal appeal upheld Cardiff City's appeal to top-scorer Ross McCormack's three-match ban following his dismissal in their defeat to Sheffield United has been upheld. |
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| CHARLTON | |
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 | Charlton midfielder joins Gills Addicks youngster Josh Wright joins Gillingham on loan until the end of the season. |
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| COVENTRY | |
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 | Coleman requests personal hearing Coventry boss Chris Coleman requests a personal hearing with the Football Association after being charged with improper conduct and/or bringing the game into disrepute. |
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| CRYSTAL PALACE | |
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 | Warnock bemoans Palace's bad luck Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock says with a little more luck his side could have made the Championship play-offs. |
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| DERBY | |
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 | Permanent move unlikely - Varney Sheffield Wednesday loan striker Luke Varney believes his long-term future is with Derby County. |
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| DONCASTER | |
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 | Doncaster duo miss rest of season Doncaster Rovers forward James Coppinger and midfielder Brian Stock are both ruled out for the rest of the season. |
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| IPSWICH | |
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 | Burley inducted into hall of fame Scotland manager George Burley is one of five new names added to Ipswich Town's hall of fame. |
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| NORWICH | |
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 | Cort could be out for the season Norwich City striker Carl Cort could miss the rest of the season after having an operation on his foot. |
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| NOTTM FOREST | |
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 | Forest keen to recruit Blackstock Nottingham Forest boss Billy Davies hopes to sign Queens Park Rangers striker Dexter Blackstock. |
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| PLYMOUTH | |
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 | Doula on mark for Argyle reserves New signing Ruodolphe Douala scores the winner as Plymouth Argyle reserves beat Yeovil Town. |
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| PRESTON | |
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| Charlton 0-0 Preston Charlton remain marooned at the bottom of the Championship table after a goalless draw against Preston. |
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| QPR | |
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| Forest keen to recruit Blackstock Nottingham Forest boss Billy Davies hopes to sign Queens Park Rangers striker Dexter Blackstock. |
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| READING | |
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 | Coppell happy with Reading squad Reading boss Steve Coppell will not sign any more players before Thursday's loan deadline despite Liam Rosenior being ruled out for up to four weeks. |
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| SHEFF WED | |
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| Permanent move unlikely - Varney Sheffield Wednesday loan striker Luke Varney believes his long-term future is with Derby County. |
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| SHEFF UTD | |
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 | Halford is confident of promotion Sheffield United utility man Greg Halford feels that the Blades will win promotion to the Premier League. |
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| SOUTHAMPTON | |
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 | Succeeding was hard - Le Tissier Former England international and Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier believes that growing up in the Channel Islands was a barrier to his success. |
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| SWANSEA | |
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 | FA cites Wellens over 'spitting' Richie Wellens is charged with improper conduct after an alleged spitting incident in the defeat to Swansea last month. |
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| WATFORD | |
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 | Watford sign Rose from Tottenham Tottenham's teenage midfielder Danny Rose joins Watford on loan for the rest of the season. |
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| WOLVES | |
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 | Ebanks-Blake suffers calf injury Wolves striker Sylvan Ebanks-Blake is sent home from England under-21 duty with a sore calf. |
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| ABERDEEN | |
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 | Dons fans call for manager change The Aberdeen supporters society asks for manager Jimmy Calderwood to be sacked in the wake of the club's Scottish Cup defeat to Dunfermline. |
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| CELTIC | |
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 | Dundee United 2-2 Celtic Dundee United and Celtic battle out a draw in an entertaining clash at Tannadice. |
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| DUNDEE UNITED | |
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| Dundee United 2-2 Celtic Dundee United and Celtic battle out a draw in an entertaining clash at Tannadice. |
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| FALKIRK | |
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 | Falkirk 4-0 Inverness CT A convincing victory by Scottish Premier League bottom club Falkirk lifts them to within one point of opponents Inverness. |
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| HAMILTON | |
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 | Hamilton 0-0 St Mirren Hamilton and St Mirren settle for a share of the points in a drab league encounter at New Douglas Park. |
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| HEARTS | |
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 | Rangers 2-2 Hearts Rangers' Scottish Premier League title hopes suffer another blow as Hearts come from two behind to draw at Ibrox. |
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| HIBERNIAN | |
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 | Hibernian 0-0 Aberdeen Hibernian and 10-man Aberdeen fail to find the breakthrough in an engrossing stalemate at Easter Road. |
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| INVERNESS CT | |
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| Falkirk 4-0 Inverness CT A convincing victory by Scottish Premier League bottom club Falkirk lifts them to within one point of opponents Inverness. |
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| KILMARNOCK | |
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 | Kilmarnock 0-0 Motherwell Kilmarnock and Motherwell win a point apiece in a scrappy encounter that fails to advance both sides' ambitions. |
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| MOTHERWELL | |
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| Kilmarnock 0-0 Motherwell Kilmarnock and Motherwell win a point apiece in a scrappy encounter that fails to advance both sides' ambitions. |
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| RANGERS | |
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 | Whittaker aims for dream debut Steven Whittaker tells Scotland manager George Burley he will wants to make a "dream" international debut for Scotland against Holland. |
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| ST MIRREN | |
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| Hamilton 0-0 St Mirren Hamilton and St Mirren settle for a share of the points in a drab league encounter at New Douglas Park. |
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| AFRICAN FOOTBALL | |
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 | Okocha issues Nigeria warning Former Super Eagles captain Jay-Jay Okocha warns Nigeria not to repeat their mistakes from the last World Cup qualifying campaign. |
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| McCarthy withdraws from SA squad Benni McCarthy's future with South Africa is in question after the Blackburn Rovers striker withdrew from the country's squad, despite being passed fit. | |
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| Injured Adebayor in Togo's squad Arsenal's Emmanuel Adebayor has been called up to the Togo squad for this weekend's World Cup qualifier against Cameroon, despite being injured. | |
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| CRICKET | |
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 | IPL team boss wanted England move Vijay Mallya, the owner of Indian Premier League team Royal Challengers Bangalore, would prefer the tournament to be hosted in England rather than South Africa. |
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| Nel quits South Africa for Surrey South Africa fast bowler Andre Nel quits international cricket to take up a county contract with Surrey. | |
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| India set sights on NZ series win India have the chance to win a Test series in New Zealand for the first time since 1968 when the two sides meet in Napier on Thursday. | |
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| RUGBY UNION | |
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 | Ospreys hit by Byrne injury blow Ospreys full-back Lee Byrne is a major doubt for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals with a foot injury picked up in Saturday's Six Nations finale. |
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| Triple signing boosts Wasps squad Wasps announce a trio of signings for the 2009-10 season after agreeing two-year contracts with Steve Kefu, Dan Ward-Smith and Tom Varndell. | |
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| Eddie extends Warriors contract Paisley-born forward James Eddie extends his contract with Glasgow Warriors until 2011. | |
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| RUGBY LEAGUE | |
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 | Leeds' Diskin cleared over tackle Leeds Rhinos hooker Matt Diskin is found not guilty of making a dangerous tackle during 28-16 defeat by St Helens. |
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| Hull KR centre Walker out injured Hull Kingston Rovers centre Chev Walker could miss 12 matches with a shoulder injury. | |
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| RFL launches Walker death inquiry The RFL is to hold a full inquiry into the sudden death of Wakefield Trinity Wildcats player Leon Walker. | |
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| TENNIS | |
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 | Federer seeking Miami form boost Roger Federer hopes to end a drought of 12 Masters events without a win at this week's Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. |
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| Women's tennis chief to step down Larry Scott is resigning after six years as chairman and chief executive officer of the WTA Tour. | |
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| Clijsters poised to make comeback Kim Clijsters will hold a news conference on Thursday when she is expected to announce her return to professional tennis. | |
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| GOLF | |
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 | Harrington reveals Masters worry Padraig Harrington fears he may not have not played enough golf ahead of next month's Masters at Augusta. |
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| Goosen ends PGA Tour win drought Retief Goosen notches his first PGA Tour victory since 2005 by winning the Transitions Championship in Tampa Bay. | |
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| Mickelson set to overtake Woods Tiger Woods could see his position as golf's world number one taken by Phil Mickelson ahead of the US Masters. | |
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| MOTORSPORT | |
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 | Formula One news has moved >>>> Click the link above to reach BBC Sport's brand new Formula One website for 2009. |
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| F1 rivals fear new boys Brawn GP Rivals say Brawn could dominate the season's opening race but they may face a protest over their car's design. | |
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| Massa supports F1 points U-turn Ferrari's Felipe Massa backs the decision to shelve the controversial "winner takes all" points system in F1 this season. | |
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| FORMULA ONE | |
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| F1 rivals fear new boys Brawn GP Rivals say Brawn could dominate the season's opening race but they may face a protest over their car's design. |
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| Massa supports F1 points U-turn Ferrari's Felipe Massa backs the decision to shelve the controversial "winner takes all" points system in F1 this season. | |
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| Massa praises Toyota testing form Ferrari's Felipe Massa lauds Toyota's performances in testing ahead of the season's first race in Melbourne on Sunday. | |
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| BOXING | |
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 | Taylor promises to defeat Froch Jermain Taylor vows to dispose of WBC super-middleweight champion Carl Froch when the pair meet on 25 April. |
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| GB finalise boxing coaching team Kelvyn Travis and Dave Alloway are named as the final part of the BABA coaching set-up for London 2012. | |
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| Froch targets Bute after Taylor Carl Froch wants to face IBF super-middleweight champion Lucian Bute if the Nottingham boxer successfully defends his WBC title against Jermain Taylor. | |
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| ATHLETICS | |
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 | Chambers invited to Dutch meeting Dwain Chambers is invited to try and break the Dutch 100m all-comers' record at a meeting in Uden in the Netherlands on 27 June. |
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| Chambers escapes IAAF punishment Briton Dwain Chambers has escaped punishment over his controversial autobiography from the International Association of Athletics Federations. | |
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| Bolt to run on Manchester streets Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will compete in an innovative street race in Manchester in May. | |
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| SNOOKER | |
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 | Higgins support for inquiry pair John Higgins collects his MBE and says Stephen Maguire and Jamie Burnett will put recent controversy behind them at the World Championships. |
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| Selby eyeing Championships title Leicester's Mark Selby says he is determined to win the World Championships next month. | |
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| Hendry to face Williams in Worlds Seven-time champion Stephen Hendry will face Mark Williams in the first round of the 2009 World Championship, while Ronnie O'Sullivan faces Stuart Bingham. | |
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| HORSE RACING | |
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 | Ombersley amateur set for Aintree An amateur jockey from Ombersley is selected to ride in the People's Race on Grand National Day at Aintree. |
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| Injured Neptune out for 12 months Neptune Collonges will not run for a year after injuring his tendon during the Cheltenham Gold Cup, his owner John Hales has confirmed. | |
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| NI horses 'being eaten' in Europe Thoroughbred horses from Northern Ireland are ending up on dinner tables in Europe, a BBC NI Season Ticket investigation concludes. | |
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| CYCLING | |
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 | Pendleton leads early medal hunt Great Britain have their eyes on four medals on day one of track cycling's World Championships in Poland. |
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| Armstrong upbeat over Giro return Lance Armstrong is confident he will be fit to make his racing comeback in May's Giro d'Italia after breaking his collarbone in an accident. | |
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| Hoy looks towards long-term goals Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy says winning gold medals at London 2012 is a bigger priority for Britain than at the World Track Cycling Championships. | |
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| OTHER SPORT... | |
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 | London-bound Deng eyes 2012 glory With the NBA returning to The O2 this autumn, the star attraction Luol Deng tells BBC Sport that British basketball is on the up and up. |
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| NBA highlights - The Daily Zap Highlights of some of the best action from Tuesday night's matches in the NBA. | |
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| NBA highlights - Plays of the Week The top ten plays from the week in the NBA. | |
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| FUN AND GAMES | |
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| Robbo Robson blog "Ronaldo stropped and smarted like he was auditioning for a flamenco musical" |
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| Ten to tackle Test your knowledge of the last seven days in sport | |
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| Review of the week Rooney's Lionel Richie obsession, plus Tranmere player's bizarre injury excuse | |
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| NORTHERN IRELAND | |
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 | New stadium planned for Sydenham A Belfast-based business consortium is proposing to build a new stadium for football and rugby in the Sydenham area of East Belfast. |
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| Knockbreda beat Ports in cup semi Knockbreda Parish beat Portadown 1-0 in the semi-finals of the WKD Intermediate Cup. | |
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| Ireland beaten in warm-up match Ireland lose their opening warm-up game in South Africa when they go down by one wicket to a strong Eastern Province XI in a high-scoring encounter. | |
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| SCOTLAND | |
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| Burley opts for McGregor in goal Scotland manager George Burley chooses Allan McGregor ahead of regular goalkeeper Craig Gordon for the match against the Netherlands. |
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| Dons fans call for manager change The Aberdeen supporters society asks for manager Jimmy Calderwood to be sacked in the wake of the club's Scottish Cup defeat to Dunfermline. | |
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| Hartley joins Scots injury list Paul Hartley joins David Weir, Kirk Broadfoot and Kris Commons on the Scotland sidelines for the World Cup qualifiers against the Netherlands and Iceland. | |
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| WALES | |
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 | Bale's support plea to Wales fans Gareth Bale has pleaded with Welsh sports fans to roar them to victory in their World Cup qualifying double-header at the Millennium Stadium. |
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| Walker appointed Glamorgan chief Former all-rounder Peter Walker is the new president of Glamorgan Cricket Club, BBC Sport understands. | |
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| McCormack dismissal appeal upheld Cardiff City's appeal to top-scorer Ross McCormack's three-match ban following his dismissal in their defeat to Sheffield United has been upheld. | |
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